@WeisbeckerLab

Morphological Evo-Devo Lab, Marsupial Lovers, 3D Nerds, Coffee Junkies. All opinions our own

 Flinders University
Joined February 2014
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Emma Sherratt@DrEmSherratt12 Dec 2023
Why is a gecko 🦎 tail like a cactus 🌵? Because their bulbous tail stores resources for uncertain times Parallel evolution of expanded tails in monsoonal tropics lineages of an Australian gecko radiation in ⁦@ZoolJLinnSoc⁩ doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/z… flic.kr/p/DG41CE

Adaptive tails? Parallel evolution of expanded tails in monsoonal tropics lineages of an Australian...

Abstract. Ecological drivers of variation in the morphology of the lizard tail are understudied despite its important and varied functions in defence, loco

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DeadlyScience@DeadlyScience11 Dec 2023
This Christmas, give the gift of Science by donating to Kits-Mas! For every $600 raised, DeadlyScience will send Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner classrooms a deadly microscopy kit. Visit ow.ly/p6Ik50Qhg8w and donate today.
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D. Rex Mitchell@DRexMitchell11 Dec 2023
But this review isn't just about skulls. We show how phylogenetic tests of allometry can be a problem when size correlates with phylogeny. As one reviewer said, it's like throwing the baby out with the bathwater! @DrEmSherratt @WeisbeckerLab onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Facing the facts: adaptive trade‐offs along body size ranges determine mammalian craniofacial...

The mammalian cranium (skull without lower jaw) is representative of mammalian diversity and is thus of particular interest to mammalian biologists across disciplines. One widely retrieved pattern...

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D. Rex Mitchell@DRexMitchell11 Dec 2023
Several years in the making with two of the biggest brains in the field! @WeisbeckerLab @DrEmSherratt We unpack the who, the what, the where, the when, and the how of mammalian skull proportions and how they change with size across species. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Facing the facts: adaptive trade‐offs along body size ranges determine mammalian craniofacial...

The mammalian cranium (skull without lower jaw) is representative of mammalian diversity and is thus of particular interest to mammalian biologists across disciplines. One widely retrieved pattern...

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Emma Sherratt@DrEmSherratt11 Dec 2023
Ever wondered why large mammals have long faces? Biomechanics explains it 😊 Thanks for the fun discussions @DRexMitchell and @WeisbeckerLab #allometryrules @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/why-the-…

Why the long face? Experts provide a new theory for why larger mammals tend to have longer faces

It also explains why there are exceptions to the rule – including humans, who have strikingly short faces relative to the braincase.

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Alexandra van der Geer@IslandEvolution7 Sep 2023
Our manuscript on island biodiversity is out! Islands today are more similar to each other than they were in a pre-human past, because of 1) extinctions, 2) introductions of the very same species everywhere @newbiogeo @naturalis @SUNY 🏝️🐘=gone🐀=new escholarship.org/uc/item/5b1…
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Arthur Crichton@Palaeossum7 Sep 2023
Nice article by ABC's Emma Haskin about the newly-discovered 25 million year old koala fossils that we published on! abc.net.au/news/2023-09-08/p… via @ABCaustralia
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Caley Orr@HumanOrrigins1 Jun 2023
Anatomy education is a rare academic area with more jobs than qualified people. I strongly advise grad students in my research field (biological anthropology) to get solid anatomy training. It will dramatically improve prospects for livable employment. anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wi…

Update on the state of the anatomy educator shortage

Click on the article title to read more.

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Palaeo Pictures@PalaeoPictures2 Jun 2023
This week saw the launch of VAMP; the Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology. sites.flinders.edu.au/vamp @VAMP_Palaeo #dinosaur #dino #dinosaurus #fossil #fossilskeleton #fossilfriday #palaeontologists #paleontology #jurassicpark #vertebrates #museums #Australia
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Corinne Mensforth@CLMensforth1 Jun 2023
Replying to @VAMP_Palaeo
@VAMP_Palaeo launched tonight so now we’ve all got free digital access to hundreds of Aussie fossils 🐾🦴 huge congrats to the team @DrAliceClement @Zoelenotherium @DiprotoRon
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Atlas of Living Aust@atlaslivingaust31 May 2023
In the world of #dataviz sometimes art meets science! 🖌👩‍🔬 We plotted parrot data in the ALA to celebrate #WorldParrotDay 🦜 using the dominant plumage shades for each genus 🌈 and created some accidental art in the process! Watch out Monet ‍🎨 @accidental_aRt #rstats #Rtistry
map of Australia with multi-coloured data points

ALT map of Australia with multi-coloured data points

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VAMP_Palaeo@VAMP_Palaeo1 Jun 2023
We are launching tonight! 🚀 🤯 Read more about VAMP ahead of our launch party tonight in our article published today in @ConversationEDU 👀 theconversation.com/a-new-vi… @FlindersPalaeo @wamuseum @SAMuseum @MAG_NT @FlindersCSE

A new virtual museum reveals 600 million years of Australian fossils in unprecedented 3D detail

Digital scanning offers a new window on Australia’s unique fossil history, from early multicellular lifeforms to gigantic ‘marsupial lions’.

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Sean Ulm@SeanUlm31 May 2023
What should happen to native forests when logging ends? Ask Victoria's First Peoples theconversation.com/what-sho… via @ConversationEDU

What should happen to native forests when logging ends? Ask Victoria’s First Peoples

The end of native timber harvesting in Victoria offers a generational opportunity for First Peoples to care for Forest Country

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D. Rex Mitchell@DRexMitchell1 Jun 2023
New research out! We found that red kangaroos living with dingoes grow up faster than red kangaroos that live safe behind the dingo fence 🦘🦘🦘 academic.oup.com/jmammal/art…

Differential developmental rates and demographics in Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) populations...

We show that one population of red kangaroos outside the dingo barrier fence has fewer females and joeys, and also grows up faster than a neighboring popul

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D. Rex Mitchell@DRexMitchell1 Jun 2023
For all you postcranial morphology legends out there, our latest paper also includes some intraspecific analysis. We found that male red kangaroos grow longer feet with increasing size than females academic.oup.com/jmammal/adv…
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Dr Jacob van Zoelen@Zoelenotherium31 May 2023
WOW WOW WOW! I am so excited about how much media attention the Ambulator paper is getting. Here is a link to The Conservation article I wrote. theconversation.com/newly-de… #Megafauna #Diprotodon #Pliocene #Diprotodontidae #Palaeontology #Marsupials #3Dscanning

Newly described enormous marsupial wandered great distances across Australia 3.5 million years ago

Having special foot adaptations helped these sizeable animals wander long distances, which meant a better chance to find plentiful food and water.

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Aaron Camens@DiprotoRon30 May 2023
New podcast just out where we talk about our VAMP project prior to tomorrow's launch. Thanks for having us @AdelePentland buzzsprout.com/2178796/12913… #palaeontology @FlindersPalaeo

VAMP: Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology - Pals in Palaeo

Introducing VAMP! The Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology is a digital collection spanning 600 million years of evolution. On this episode, Adele has a yarn with the three palaeontologists...

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Adele Pentland@AdelePentland29 May 2023
new episode of Pals in Palaeo all about @VAMP_Palaeo the Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology💥🔫with @DrAliceClement🐟 PhD candidate Jacob van Zoelen @Zoelenotherium🐨 and Dr Aaron Camens @DiprotoRon🦴 #aussiepalaeo #3Dfossils @Flinders
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VAMP_Palaeo@VAMP_Palaeo29 May 2023
Check out @AdelePentland’s latest episode of Pals in Palaeo all about @VAMP_Palaeo 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Adele Pentland@AdelePentland29 May 2023
new episode of Pals in Palaeo all about @VAMP_Palaeo the Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology💥🔫with @DrAliceClement🐟 PhD candidate Jacob van Zoelen @Zoelenotherium🐨 and Dr Aaron Camens @DiprotoRon🦴 #aussiepalaeo #3Dfossils @Flinders
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A/Prof Paul Willis@Fossilcrox25 May 2023
Super excited! Publication of a review of Australian fossil crocodiles. Great to be publishing again with @joristevs, Adam Yates, Matt White, @Lazarus__Taxon, Michael Stein, @TheFatWombat and @implexidens doi.org/10.1080/03115518.202…
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Meta-morphosis@Kafka_project25 May 2023
Our website is live!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳Thank you @3DAnatomyStudio for creating our website! From the content to the design of the graphics, the whole team is delighted with the result and couldn't have wished for anything better! metamorphosis-project.org/

Meta-Morphosis Project - A study of salamanders’ resilience

A Swiss-funded project to study of how metamorphosis in salamanders has driven their biodiversity and will affect their future survival in changing environments.

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